Black entrepreneur stopped by Met police because he was ‘not dressed for the climate’ | London

Black entrepreneur stopped by Met police because he was ‘not dressed for the climate’ | London

A black entrepreneur was stopped and searched by police officers who said he was “not dressed for the climate” due to him wearing a coat in warm weather. Eric Boateng-Taylor was on... Read more »
Black schoolgirl who was strip-searched while on period to sue Met Police | UK News

Black schoolgirl who was strip-searched while on period to sue Met Police | UK News

A black teenager who was strip-searched by Metropolitan Police officers at school is suing the force. The 15-year-old schoolgirl, known as Child Q, will also be taking civil action against her school... Read more »
Police strip-searched a 15-year-old black girl at school. When will these abuses end? | Diane Abbott

Police strip-searched a 15-year-old black girl at school. When will these abuses end? | Diane Abbott

The revelation that a black schoolgirl was strip-searched by police at school in Hackney, east London, after teachers claimed that they smelt marijuana on her, is shocking. But the details of the... Read more »
Black schoolgirl, 15, from Hackney ‘traumatised’ after strip search by police while on her period

Black schoolgirl, 15, from Hackney ‘traumatised’ after strip search by police while on her period

A 15-year-old Black girl was strip searched at a London school by Met Police officers while on her period, a new report has revealed. The girl’s intimate body parts were exposed during... Read more »
London news: Panic as thick plumes of black smoke blanket city – huge fire near hospital | UK | News

London news: Panic as thick plumes of black smoke blanket city – huge fire near hospital | UK | News

The London Fire Brigade is fighting the blaze at a storage unit on Pield Heath Road in Uxbridge. Social media images show smoke billowing from behind the nearby Hillingdon Hospital. London Fire... Read more »
Ukraine war: Why a London black cab is taking refugees over the border into Poland | World News

Ukraine war: Why a London black cab is taking refugees over the border into Poland | World News

A British-Ukrainian man is using his London black cab to transport refugees fleeing the war with Russia across the border to Poland. Roman Tymchyshyn said he had driven about 80 people, including... Read more »
Portadown man transports 80 vulnerable Ukrainians across Polish border in London black cab

Portadown man transports 80 vulnerable Ukrainians across Polish border in London black cab

A British-Ukrainian from Portadown who is helping to evacuate refugees across the Polish border using a London black cab has said he is “doing everything he can”. oman Tymchyshyn, 31, has already... Read more »
Mum says London home is so riddled with horrendous black mould her son, 2, has to use inhaler

Mum says London home is so riddled with horrendous black mould her son, 2, has to use inhaler

A single mum of two says her two-year-old son now has to use an inhaler to help his breathing because of the horrendous black mould that has consumed their home in Ealing... Read more »
Meet the Black South London brother and sister who run a tiny brunch cafe so popular people queue down the street

Meet the Black South London brother and sister who run a tiny brunch cafe so popular people queue down the street

MUD is without a doubt a Tooting institution. The small cafe about five minutes from Tooting Broadway Tube station is known city-wide for its brunch, and often sees long queues on weekends.... Read more »
South London mum and disabled daughter living in home plagued with black mould she has to scrape from her children’s bedroom wall

South London mum and disabled daughter living in home plagued with black mould she has to scrape from her children’s bedroom wall

A South London mum-of-three says she “doesn’t know what else to do” over a black mould and a damp infestation that she says grows back in her children’s bedroom within days. Rosalba... Read more »